01st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220004209 | FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS - A gas flow control system for delivering a plurality of gas flows. The gas flow control system has a gas flow path extending from a gas inlet to first and second gas outlets. First and second flow restrictors are operably coupled to the gas flow path. First and second valves are operably coupled to the gas flow path such that when both first and second valves are in a fully open state, flows of gas from the first and second gas outlets are split according to the impedances of the first and second flow restrictors. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004210 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INLINE MIXING OF HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS - Embodiments include systems and methods of in-line mixing of hydrocarbon liquids from a plurality of tanks into a single pipeline. According to an embodiment, a method of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from a plurality of tanks into a single pipeline to provide in-line mixing thereof includes determining a ratio of a second fluid flow to a first fluid flow based on signals received from a tank flow meter in fluid communication with the second fluid flow and a booster flow meter in fluid communication with a blended fluid flow. The blended fluid flow includes a blended flow of the first fluid flow and the second fluid flow. The method further includes comparing the determined ratio to a pre-selected set point ratio thereby to determine a modified flow of the second fluid flow to drive the ratio toward the pre-selected set point ratio. The method further includes controlling a variable speed drive connected to a pump thereby to control the second fluid flow through the pump based on the determined modified flow, the pump being in fluid communication with the second fluid flow. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004211 | ADJUSTABLE DEADBAND CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system having a first pressure regulator, a downstream fluid control device, first pilot, and second pilot. The first pressure regulator has a fluid inlet, fluid outlet, and actuator assembly with a cavity divided into a first chamber and a second chamber. The downstream fluid control device has a second fluid inlet and a second fluid outlet. The first pilot has a first setpoint and the second pilot has a second setpoint, less than the first setpoint. The first and second pilots fluidly couple the second chamber to the second fluid outlet in a first mode of operation, isolate the second chamber from the second fluid outlet in a second mode of operation, and fluidly couple the second chamber to the fluid inlet in a third mode of operation. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004212 | METHOD FOR DETECTING OVERHEATING OF A HEATING DEVICE, AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL UNIT - The present invention relates to a method for detecting overheating of an electrical heating device comprising a plurality of resistive elements configured to be supplied electrically using a control signal by pulse width modulation according to a setpoint, comprising the following steps:—detecting the setpoint,—detecting the duty cycle (PWM_system; PWM_subsystem),—defining a threshold value for detecting the duty cycle according to the setpoint, or a value of at least one parameter for monitoring an incidence of overheating—comparing the detected duty cycle value with the detection threshold value, and—detecting an incidence of overheating when the detected duty cycle value reaches the detection threshold value. The invention also relates to a corresponding control unit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004213 | PRE-CHARGED FAST WAKE UP LOW-DROPOUT REGULATOR - Embodiments described herein present a new LDO design that eliminates the need for the sleep bias circuitry included in other systems. Further, the new LDO design can be biased with a small fraction of the operating current enabling the LDO to wake up substantially faster than previous LDO designs that include separate sleep circuitry. In some cases, the LDO can instantly (or faster than other LDOs) transition from a sleep mode to an operating mode enabling improved operation compared to prior LDOs. Furthermore, the new LDO design maintains a non-breakdown voltage across the transistors reducing the need to enter sleep mode to prevent transistors of the LDO from entering a breakdown region. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004214 | Method and Apparatus for Actively Managing Electric Power Supply for an Electric Power Grid - Systems and methods are disclosed for managing power supplied over an electric power grid from at least one power supply source. A coordinator manages communications between at least one server and the at least one power supply source, wherein the server is operable to initiate power commands, wherein the communications comprise an actual amount of power supply available for the electric power grid from the at least one power supply source, and wherein the at least one power supply source is operable to provide power supply to the electric power grid based on the power commands. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004215 | CURRENT GENERATING CIRCUIT AND OSCILLATOR USING CURRENT GENERATING CIRCUIT - A current generating circuit includes a current generator configured to supply a reference current, switches connected to the current generator, wherein one switch of the switches is selected and configured to operate, according to a switch selection signal, and one or more resistors, respectively connected to the switches, wherein a rate of current change according to a temperature change of the current generator is adjusted based on a temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of resistors connected to the one switch, according to adjustment of the one switch. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004216 | Electric Circuit Arrangement to Control Current Generation - In an embodiment an electric circuit arrangement includes a current generator circuit having a first output terminal and to generate an output current, a controller configured to generate control signals to control the current generator circuit, a random code generator configured to generate random codes and a counter configured to generate a count, wherein the current generator circuit comprises a plurality of output current paths and a plurality of controllable switching circuits, wherein each of the output current paths includes a respective electrical component to define a current in the respective output current path, wherein a respective one of the controllable switching circuits is coupled to a respective one of the output current paths to connect the respective electrical component to the first output terminal, wherein the random code generator is configured to provide a respective code derived from a respective one of the random codes, and wherein the controller is configured to use the respective derived code or the count depending on the derived code to generate a respective one of the control signals to control a respective one of the controllable switching circuits of the current generator circuit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004217 | CURRENT GENERATION DEVICE - In an embodiment, a device for generating a first current from a second current, comprises: an output transistor configured to generate the first current; a first circuit configured to generate a third current representative of the second current and to draw it from a first node; a second circuit configured to generate a fourth current representative of the first current and to supply it to the first node; and a third circuit receiving a fifth current representative of a difference between the third and fourth currents, the third circuit being configured to generate a sixth current representative of the fifth current and to draw it from a control terminal of the output transistor. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004218 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - an electronic circuit according to an embodiment includes: a generation circuit generating a first clocksignal and a second clocksignal delayed from the first clocksignal; a first coupler transmitting one of the first and the second clocksignals by electromagnetic coupling; a first converter driven by the transmitted clocksignal and converting a first input signal into a first signal of a frequency corresponding to the transmitted clocksignal; a second coupler transmitting the first signal by electromagnetic coupling; a second converter converting the first signal into a second signal of a frequency corresponding to the first input signal with the other of the first and the second clocksignals; an output device outputting the second signal; and a protection circuit connected to a line through which the one of the first and the second clocksignals is transmitted between the first coupler and the first converter. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004219 | BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY THROUGH USE OF SPOOF CLOCK AND FINE GRAIN FREQUENCY CONTROL - An application designed for the current version of a system runs at a standard clock frequency of a current version of the system. Running the application at the standard clock frequency includes synchronizing operation of a processor of the current version of the system with the standard clock frequency. An application designed for a different version of the system characterized by a different standard clock frequency runs at a second clock frequency that is different than the standard clock frequency. Running the application at the second clock frequency includes synchronizing operation of the processor of the current version of the system with the second clock frequency. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004220 | CIRCUIT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE ELECTRONIC KEY SYSTEM - A circuit device is used in an electronic device including a receiver, a control circuit that performs processing on reception data received by the receiver using a clock signal, a transmitter that transmits transmission data generated by performing processing based on the reception data by the control circuit. The circuit device includes a time-to-digital conversion circuit that measures a time difference between a transition timing of a start signal based on the reception data and a transition timing of a stop signal based on the transmission data or the clock signal, and an output interface that outputs, to the control circuit, a measurement result of the time difference of the time-to-digital conversion circuit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004221 | Configurable Clock Macro Circuits And Methods - An integrated circuit includes a clock macro circuit. The clock macro circuit includes first, second, and third latch circuits and a multiplexer circuit. The first latch circuit is coupled to the second latch circuit. The multiplexer circuit is coupled to the second and third latch circuits. The clock macro circuit includes programmable vias that are programmed during fabrication of the integrated circuit to couple inputs of the clock macro circuit to the first latch circuit, the second latch circuit, the third latch circuit, and the multiplexer circuit. Programming the programmable vias causes the clock macro circuit to function as a selected type of clock circuit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004222 | PANDEMIC WRISTBAND - A wearable computing contact tracing, medical tracking and passport device has a main body with a QR code, at least one indicator light, a location tracker, and a processor. The indicator light provides a first visual indication, such as a red light, of when the user has been exposed to a pandemic disease and a second visual indication, such as a green light, of when the user is immune to the pandemic disease. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004223 | MOVABLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES - An example electronic device includes an outer housing, and a mounting assembly coupled to the outer housing that is to mount a peripheral module to the outer housing. The mounting assembly is to transition between a first position in which the peripheral module is recessed within the outer housing and a second position in which the peripheral module is extended out of the outer housing. The mounting assembly includes an arm and wherein a rotational position of the arm is to adjust a clearance distance of the peripheral module from the outer housing when the mounting assembly is in the second position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004224 | VIEWING ANGLE DIFFUSION PLATE AND DISPLAY PANEL - The present application discloses the present application discloses a viewing angle diffusion plate and a display panel. The viewing angle diffusion plate includes a substrate and a plurality of refractive protrusions provided on a surface of the substrate, wherein each of the refractive protrusions includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion includes a first side surface forming a first angle with the surface of the substrate, the second portion includes a second side surface disposed close to the first side surface and forming a second angle with the surface of the substrate. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004225 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING FAST TRANSITION BETWEEN SCREENS - An electronic device and method are disclosed. The device includes a foldable housing including a hinge connecting a first and second housing, a first bendable display, a second display oriented facing the first display, at least one sensor for detecting the bending, a memory and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: detecting bending by the sensor while displaying an application, determining to pre-generate another screen of the application based on the bending angle, pre-generating the second execution screen before the change in the angle is reaches a threshold value, and active a deactivated display and display the second execution screen on the activated display when the angle surpasses the predetermined threshold value. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004226 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device, including a host, a main display, an auxiliary display, and a lifting mechanism, is provided. The main display is pivoted to the host. The auxiliary display is disposed on the host. The lifting mechanism is disposed between the auxiliary display and the host, and includes a first bracket, a positioning pin, a second bracket, and a torsional spring. The first bracket is fixed to the host. The positioning pin is retractably disposed at the first bracket. The second bracket is fixed to the auxiliary display. The second bracket is pivoted to the first bracket and has a positioning notch. The positioning pin is located outside the positioning notch or is engaged with the positioning notch. The torsional spring has a first end and a second end that are opposite. The first end is connected to the first bracket. The second end is connected to the second bracket. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004227 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device, including a host, a main display, an auxiliary display, and a lifting mechanism, is provided. The main display is pivoted to the host. The auxiliary display is disposed on the host. The lifting mechanism is disposed between the auxiliary display and the host. The lifting mechanism is configured to lift the auxiliary display and maintain a lifting height of the auxiliary display. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004228 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING DUAL DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD - An electronic device includes a first housing including a first housing comprising a first side surface, a second side surface positioned on an opposite side of the first side surface, a first plate disposed between the first side surface and the second side surface, and a first display; a second housing comprising a third side surface capable of facing at least a part of the second side surface, a fourth side surface positioned on an opposite side of the third side surface, a second plate disposed between the third side surface and the fourth side surface, and a second display, the second housing having a recess disposed on a rear surface of the second plate; and a third housing comprising a keyboard having multiple movable keycaps, the third housing being coupled so as to rotate with at least a part of the fourth side surface or to slide through at least a part of the fourth side surface such that the third housing is configured to be received in the recess. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004229 | ROLLABLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND INTELLIGENT TERMINAL - The present disclosure provides a rollable display device and an intelligent terminal. The rollable display device comprises flexible display screen, lifting mechanism connected to a top end of the flexible display screen, and rollable screen mechanism connected to a bottom end of the flexible display screen, wherein the lifting mechanism is configured to drive the flexible display screen to move up or down; and the rollable screen mechanism is configured to unfold the flexible display screen when the lifting mechanism drives the flexible display screen to move up or roll up the flexible display screen when the lifting mechanism drives the flexible display screen to move down, thereby realizing lifting and rolling of the screen with no limitation to the volume of the display screen, reducing the occupied space of the display screen, overcoming the problem that the traditional display device is not portable and bringing convenience to users. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004230 | CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS AND FOLDABLE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass including a first principal surface and a second principal surface which is on an opposite side of the first principal surface, and having a thickness of 0.30 mm or less, in which the chemically strengthened glass has a bent shape in which the first principal surface is a protrudent surface and the second principal surface is a recessed surface, and in which when the chemically strengthened glass is placed on a horizontal surface with the first principal surface facing downward, and no external force other than gravity acts on the chemically strengthened glass, part of the first principal surface is not in contact with the horizontal surface. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004231 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COVER MEMBER, AND COVER MEMBER STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a cover member for electronic devices according to certain embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a step for forming a magnesium plate; a step for performing primary CNC processing on the magnesium plate using a predetermined cutting oil; a step for performing a primary pretreatment on the magnesium plate using chromate or micro arc oxidation (MAO); a step for performing a primary surface-treatment on the magnesium plate by bake-coating or electrodeposition coating; a step for performing secondary CNC processing on a first region of the magnesium plate using an alcohol-containing cutting oil; a washing and drying step; a step for performing a secondary pretreatment for preventing oxidation on the first region; and a step for performing a secondary surface-treatment on the first region by bake-coating or electrodeposition coating. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004232 | FOLDING MODULE AND FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This disclosure relates to a folding module and a foldable electronic device. A first protrusion and a first sliding slot are provided between a drive portion and a first connection member. A second protrusion and a second sliding slot are provided between the drive portion and a second connection member. A first drive spring and a second drive spring press against the drive portion. In a process in which the first support member folds or unfolds relative to the second support member, folding or unfolding can be implemented provided that the first support member and the second support member rotate by a relatively small angle, so that a speed of folding or unfolding of the first support member relative to the second support member is increased. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004233 | EXTERNAL EXPANSION DEVICE FOR MAINFRAME COMPUTER EXPANSION CARD - An external expansion device for a mainframe computer expansion card, which includes: a L-shaped expansion rack and a data line for connecting with expansion card. The expansion rack is provided outside the mainframe computer chassis. The expansion rack includes a fixed part, and at least one expansion card plug part vertical to the fixed part. The one end of the data line for connecting with expansion card is electrically connected with the expansion card plug part, the other end of the expansion card plug part is used to connect with a motherboard inside the mainframe computer chassis. It does not need to remove the cover of the chassis during the demolition process, so that the purpose of dust-proof is achieved. It has a fast speed to add, remove, and replace the expansion card just in several seconds and is easy to operate without professional operation. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004234 | SIPHON-BASED HEAT SINK FOR SERVER - A siphon-based heat sink for a server comprises a heat absorbing mechanism, a siphon mechanism, and a heat sink. The heat absorbing mechanism comprises a base plate and a cover plate. The base plate comprises a bottom plate and multiple sets of heat dissipating fins, and is in contact with the central processing unit. The heat sink comprises a cooling cavity and cooling fins. The evaporation cavity is communicated with the cooling cavity via two siphon tubes to enable heat transfer and circulation of a thermal conductive medium. Lower ends of the two fin plates are positioned close to and fixed to the bottom plate, while upper ends thereof are bent outward to form a curved mechanism, and an included angle between the two fin plates continuously increases from bottom to top. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004235 | Electronic Device - An electronic device includes a heat emitting element disposed on a circuit board and a heat pipe group. The heat pipe group includes at least two heat pipes, and the heat pipe group is located on the heat emitting element. The heat pipes in the heat pipe group have at least one different characteristic parameter. Optimal working regions of the heat pipes in the heat pipe group are different. When the heat pipes in the heat pipe group work in the optimal working regions, thermal resistance ranges of the at least two heat pipes in the heat pipe group are 0.05-1 degrees Celsius per Watt (° C./W). | 2022-01-06 |
20220004236 | Dynamic Granular Memory Power Gating for Hardware Accelerators - In an embodiment, a local memory that is dedicated to one or more hardware accelerators is divided into a plurality of independently powerable sections. That is, one or more of the sections may be powered on while other ones of the plurality of sections are powered off. The hardware accelerators receive instruction words from one or more central processing units (CPUs). The instruction words may include a field that specifies an amount of the memory that is used when processing the first instruction word, and the power control circuit may be configured to power a subset of the plurality of sections to provide sufficient memory for the instruction word based on the field, while one or more of the plurality of sections are powered off. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004237 | Controlling Power Delivery To A Processor Via A Bypass - In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004238 | CONNECTOR AND WEARABLE DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a connector for coupling a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first electronic device is able to supply power to the second electronic device and implement data transmission between the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The connector includes: a power source; a first connector component configured to be coupled with the first electronic device; a power-supplying connector component configured to be coupled with the power source; a power line configured to couple the second electronic device and the first connector component with the power-supplying connector component; a power-supplying state detection circuit configured to be coupled with the power-supplying connector component; and a message transmission line having a first end coupled with the power-supplying state detection circuit and a second end configured in one of a first configuration and a second configuration. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004239 | ENHANCED BATTERY BACKUP UNIT BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments are disclosed of a battery management system (BMS). The BMS includes a pair of back-to-back transistors configured to selectively discharge battery cells of a battery pack; a high-side driver configured to control operation of the pair of back-to-back transistors; an analog front end (AFE) circuit configured to monitor a voltage of each cell within the battery pack; and a micro controller unit (MCU) configured to control and monitor the AFE circuit and provide over-voltage protection to the pair of back-to-back transistors. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004240 | SYSTEM CONTROLLER FOR MONITORING A CHARACTERISTIC SYSTEM ENERGY OF A COMPUTING SYSTEM - Examples described herein relate to a system controller for tracking a characteristic system energy of a computing system. The system controller may retrieve the characteristic system energy of the computing system from a voltage regulator (VR). The VR may include a VR controller, one or more phase converters, and an output capacitor coupled to a load to provide an operating voltage to the load. The characteristic system energy is related to a sum of capacitances comprising a capacitance of the output capacitor and a capacitance of the load and is determined by the VR controller based on a voltage at the output capacitor and a charging current or a discharging current of the output capacitor via the one or more phase converters. Further, the system controller may determine whether to initiate a corrective action for the VR based on a comparison between the characteristic system energy and a threshold value. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004241 | BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM AND VOLTAGE DETECTION AND CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF - A battery backup system includes a battery pack, a charger, a discharger, a voltage detection and control circuit, a first protection switch, a second protection switch and a third protection switch. The battery pack provides a backup power to a DC bus. The charger, connected to the battery pack, receives an external power. The discharger has an input end and an output end. The voltage detection and control circuit detects whether the voltage of the DC bus is greater than first or second voltage drop point. The first, the second and the third protection switches respectively are connected between the battery pack and the input end, between the DC bus and the output end, and between the charger and the input end. The first protection switch is turned on/off according to whether the voltage of the DC bus is less than or greater than the first voltage drop point. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004242 | Power Supply Device for Powering a Power Line - A power supply for a power line includes a synchronization module having a receiver configured for receiving a clock signal from a satellite-based positioning system and an oscillator configured for generating a periodic signal synchronized to the received clock signal. The power supply includes an inverter module having an inverter configured for supplying an AC voltage to the power line, receiving the periodic signal from the synchronization module, and controlling the inverter using the received periodic signal as a synchronization reference signal for the supplied AC voltage. The power supply further includes a power exchange control module configured for: monitoring an active power flow P from the inverter module to the power line, determining whether the active power flow P satisfies a reverse-flow condition, and when the reverse-flow condition is determined, adapting at least one of a phase and an output voltage of the supplied AC voltage. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004243 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR GAUGING WITH LOW POWER - Implementations of fuel gauges may include a voltage sensor coupled with a memory, a processor coupled with the memory, a mode control logic circuit coupled with the voltage sensor, and a sampling timer coupled with the voltage sensor. The memory may include a plurality of relative state of charge (RSOC) values of a battery. The plurality of RSOC values may be used to calculate a plurality of internal resistance values. The fuel gauge may be configured to either increase, decrease, or maintain a sampling frequency based upon a measured power being drawn by a load coupled to the battery. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004244 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR TOUCH DATA ON BASIS OF OPERATING MODE OF DISPLAY - Disclosed in various embodiments of the present invention are a method and a device, the device comprising a touch sensing module, a memory and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to detect a touch input while a low-power display mode is driven, store, in the memory, touch data corresponding to the detected touch input, change the low-power display mode to another designated mode, reset a touch baseline of the touch sensing module in response to the mode change, and compensate for the touch strength of the stored touch data at least on the basis of the designated mode. Various embodiments are possible. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004245 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN MEMORY - The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to power management in memory. Memory devices with multiple input/output ports may have the ports separately managed to transfer data from the various to a host or other components of the module based on certain power management signaling or constraints. For example, a memory device with multiple ports may be managed to transfer data to a host from one set of ports in response to power management (or other) signaling, and the device may be managed to transfer other data to another memory device in response to different power management (or other signaling). Power management may be done onboard a memory module with or without direction from a host. Power management may be performed by a dedicated integrated circuit. Data may be transferred from or between different classes of memory devices, using different ports, based on power management, e.g., criteria. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004246 | MULTI-CORE CHIP, SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED THEREON, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A multi-core chip, system and method based thereon, and a storage medium are disclosed. The multi-core chip may include a first physical core configured to, and in response to receiving a system shutdown instruction, extract a minimum resource set, save the minimum resource set in a first built-in memory, and notify the main CPU to shut down the system; and in response to receiving a system startup instruction, copy the minimum resource set in the first built-in memory to the main memory, and transfer a system control privilege to the main CPU; the first built-in memory, configured to save the minimum resource set; and a power management chip, configured to provide an operating voltage for the system in a system startup state and provide the second voltage for the first physical core in the system shutdown state. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004247 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TIMED FUNCTIONS IN A WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for performing timed functions in battery-powered, wireless electronic devices, such as sensors or control modules. Such electronic devices comprise a main processor and a co-processor. When the main processor enters a quiescent state in order to preserve battery life, one or more timed functions are transferred from the main processor to the co-processor just before the main processor enters the quiescent state. When the co-processor determines that it is time to perform the timed function, the co-processor wakes the main processor in order for the main processor to perform the timed function. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004248 | CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT VOLTAGE RAIL THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF POWER STATE COMMANDS - Voltage regulators generate voltage rails that power a central processing unit (CPU). The CPU communicates power management instructions to a power supply controller that drives the voltage regulators. The power supply controller sets a voltage level of a voltage rail generated by a voltage regulator in accordance with a power management instruction received from the CPU. The power supply controller enables the voltage regulator to operate in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) independent of power state commands from the CPU. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004249 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING POWER - An electronic circuit includes a converter and a controller. The converter outputs a first voltage for a first cluster and a second voltage for a second cluster. When a first power to be provided to the first cluster based on the first voltage is lower than a first available power of the first cluster and a second power to be provided to the second cluster based on the second voltage is higher than a second available power of the second cluster, the controller outputs a first interrupt signal such that a level of the second voltage is adjusted based on a sum of the first power and the second power and a first threshold value determined based on the first available power and the second available power. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004250 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a display control section. The display control section performs, when a display size of a plurality of virtual objects is changed, a notification regarding switching of a change mode of the display size of a specific virtual object among the plurality of virtual objects on the basis of display size change information set for the specific virtual object. This makes it possible to exhibit a high degree of usability to display the virtual objects. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004251 | DATA MANIPULATION USING REMOTE AUGMENTED SENSING - Data manipulation using remote augmented sensing is disclosed. Wireless connectivity is provided between a processor and a wireless transceiver. The wireless transceiver is embedded in an oral sensing interface. A tongue position sensor (TPS) is coupled to the wireless transceiver. The tongue position sensor is attached to the interface. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) is coupled to the wireless transceiver. The IMU is attached to a location along the interface. An interface-embedded preprocessor is further coupled between the wireless transceiver and the output from the TPS and the IMU. Data manipulation is enabled in the processor, based on the wireless connectivity and outputs from the TPS and the IMU. Other sensors are coupled, including a barometric sensor, an ambient condition sensor, a microphone, and a sound generating device. At least one additional inertial measurement unit is coupled to the wireless transceiver. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004252 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROLLING ATTRIBUTE OF OBJECT ON BASIS OF USER'S MOTION, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An electronic device and method are disclosed. The device implements the method, including: receiving an utterance using a microphone, obtaining an image using a camera, transmitting by communication circuitry the utterance and/or the image to a server, receiving from the server operational information based on the transmission, executing a task corresponding to the received operational information, wherein the operational information further causes display of a first screen including first objects at a first size, and a change of the first screen to a second screen, based on a user movement indicated in the first image, the second screen including second objects displayed at a second size different from the first size, and having a count different from a count of the first objects. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004253 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A data processing apparatus includes avatar monitoring circuitry to receive gaze data for a first user associated with a first avatar in a virtual reality environment, the gaze data for the first user indicative of a gaze point for the first user with respect to the virtual reality environment, in which the avatar monitoring circuitry is configured to select one or more objects in the virtual reality environment in dependence upon the gaze data for the first user and to store first avatar information for the first avatar indicative of one or more of the selected objects, input circuitry to receive gaze data for a second user indicative of a gaze point for the second user with respect to the virtual reality environment, and processing circuitry to generate one or more images for the virtual reality environment for display to the second user, in which the processing circuitry is configured to: select the first avatar in dependence upon the gaze point for the second user with respect to the first avatar; and generate the one or more images to include at least one graphical element indicative of the first avatar information in response to the selection of the first avatar. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004254 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE - An immersive virtual reality experience is provided. A plurality of areas within a virtual environment are determined. The plurality of areas includes at least a first area and a second area. A plurality of videos associated with the virtual environment are presented. The plurality of videos include a first video associated with the first area and a second video associated with the second area. The first video has a first quality, and the second video has a second quality lower than the first quality. A three-dimensional model of a first object is overlaid in the virtual environment. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004255 | VISIBILITY IMPROVEMENT METHOD BASED ON EYE TRACKING, MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A visibility improvement method using gaze tracking includes detecting a gaze of a user using a camera; determining a focus object at which the user gazes from among at least one object viewed through a display unit of an electronic device; and displaying, on the display unit, an image with high visibility that corresponds to the focus object and has higher visibility than the focus object. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004256 | PREDICTIVE EYE TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOVEATED RENDERING FOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS - Various aspects of the subject technology relate to prediction of eye movements of a user of a head-mountable display device. Predictive foveated display systems and methods, using the predicted eye movements are also disclosed. Predictive variable focus display systems and methods using the predicted eye movements are also disclosed. Predicting eye movements may include predicting a future gaze location and/or predicting a future vergence plane for the user's eyes, based on the current motion of one or both of the user's eyes. The predicted gaze location may be used to pre-render a foveated display image frame with a high-resolution region at the predicted gaze location. The predicted vergence plane may be used to modify an image plane of a display assembly to mitigate or avoid a vergence/accommodation conflict for the user. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004257 | HEADWARE FOR COMPUTER CONTROL - A headware for computer control includes a body portion. A first arm is pivotally coupled to the body portion and a second arm is pivotably coupled to the body portion. The first arm and the second arm define a central region therebetween. A pivoting mechanism is coupled to the first arm or the second arm and the body portion. The pivoting mechanism pivots the first arm or the second arm towards or away from the central region. The pivoting mechanism includes a pivot pin securing the first arm or the second arm to the body portion. A biasing member biases the first arm or the second arm toward the central region when the first arm or the second arm is pivoted away from the central region. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004258 | TACTILE SENSE PRESENTATION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ACCESSORY, AND HOLDING APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a tactile sense presentation apparatus, an electronic apparatus, an accessory, and a holding apparatus that can achieve an improvement in mountability. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004259 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a display that has a touch panel; a controller that displays on the display at least a portion of a predetermined object display area and an object that is at a determined position in the object display area; and a vibrator that performs a vibration operation to vibrate an operation surface of the touch panel. The controller controls the vibration operation by the vibrator. In response to a drag operation on the operation surface of the touch panel, the controller moves the object that is displayed on the display, and causes the vibrator to perform the vibration operation in a vibration mode depending on a moving amount of the object in response to the drag operation or depending on a position in the object display area of the object that is moved in response to the drag operation. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004260 | VIBRATIONAL INPUT ELEMENTS - Systems and methods are provided that relate to vibrational input elements configured to provide inputs to control an application executed by a mobile computing device. The vibrational input elements may produce distinct vibration patterns that are detectable by a sensor of the mobile computing device. The respective vibration patterns may correspond to one or more actions that may be performed in relation to the application. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004261 | DEVICE FOR PHYSICAL INTERACTION BETWEEN REMOTELY LOCATED USERS - An electronic device for touch translation includes a body, a plurality of pins extending from the body, the pins including couplings to facilitate movement of a first portion relative to a second portion of the pins, the pins being controllable to control movement of the first portion relative to the second portion and to control force applied by the pins on an external object. Sensors cooperating with the pins detect forces externally applied to the pins and a communication subsystem is utilized to communicate over a network, with a remote electronic device. A controller is coupled to the pins, the sensors, and the communication subsystem to, based on detected forces externally applied to the pins, transmit a signal to the remote electronic device for the control of the remote electronic device, and to, based on signals received from the remote electronic device, actuate ones of the pins to control the movement of the first portion relative to the second portion and to control the force applied by the pins on the external object. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004262 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC SKETCHING WITH EXAGGERATED CONTENT - A system receives signals indicating positions of a position indicator and indicating of a surface of a physical object. The system obtains a description of a portion of the surface of the physical object based on the signals indicating the positions of the position indicator and the surface of the physical object. The system also determines whether the position indicator is on or over the portion of the surface of the physical object based on the signals indicating the positions of the position indicator. Responsive to determining that the position indicator is on or over the portion of the surface of the physical object, the system obtains and stores coordinates corresponding to an input gesture based on the signals indicating the positions of the position indicator. Accordingly, the position indicator can be used as an input device while disposed on or over an arbitrary physical surface. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004263 | PATH RECOGNITION METHOD, PATH RECOGNITION DEVICE, PATH RECOGNITION PROGRAM, AND PATH RECOGNITION PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - The shape or movement of a gesturing body or portion thereof in two- or three-dimensional space is ascertained from the path of the outline of the shape or the path of the movement. The method disclosed involves receiving input of data that represents a path and using artificial intelligence to recognize the meaning of the path, i.e., to recognize which of a plurality of pre-prepared meanings is the meaning of a gesture. As pre-processing for inputting location data for a point group along the path to the artificial intelligence, at least one attribute from among the location, size, and direction of the entire point group is extracted, and location data for the point group is converted to attribute invariant location data that is relative to the extracted attribute(s) but not dependent on the extracted attribute(s). Then data that includes the attribute invariant location data and the extracted attribute(s) is inputted to the artificial intelligence as input data. The result is efficient and effective processing of gesture-based dialogue between a user and a computer. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004264 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a technique for performing apparatus control by gestures. An information processing apparatus acquires sensor data from one or more sensors for detecting gestures performed by a user, the sensors being installed indoors, and detects a gesture of a first type specifying an apparatus which is an operation target among a plurality of apparatuses and a gesture of a second type specifying an operation to be performed for the apparatus, based on the sensor data. The information processing apparatus executes the specified operation for the specified apparatus when both of the gesture of the first type and the gesture of the second type are detected. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004265 | SWITCH AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a switch, which includes a first input port, a second input port, an output port and a control circuit. The output port outputs image data received by the first input port. The control circuit receives a first electrical characteristic and a second electrical characteristic from the first input port and the second input port respectively, and changes a third electrical characteristic of the output port when the second electrical characteristic is different from the first electrical characteristic, and then the output port outputs image data received by the second input port. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004266 | POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A position detection device includes a communication circuit which, in operation, receives, from a stylus including a built-in acceleration sensor, acceleration information detected by the acceleration sensor, and a controller which, in operation, detects a first position indicating a position of the stylus on a touch surface and a second position indicating a position of a finger on the touch surface, and outputs the first position and the second position that have been detected. The controller controls the output of the second position based on the acceleration information received by the communication circuit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004267 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Methods and devices for a display apparatus. In one aspect, a display apparatus includes a display device including a transparent layer, a display integrated circuit layer including one or more display control circuits, and a shielding layer between the transparent layer and the display integrated circuit layer, a near-infrared (NIR) light source and a visible light source, and a detector device including a detector integrated circuit layer including one or more detector control circuits, where a surface of the detector device contacts a surface of the display device, and a photodetector electrically coupled to at least one detector control circuit and including a detection region positioned to receive NIR light propagating from a front side of the display device to a back side of the display device along a path, where the shielding layer includes a filter region positioned in the path. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004268 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A CLICKED STATE AND AN UNCLICKED STATE OF A BUTTON FOR CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE - The present invention concerns a button ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220004269 | CONTROL CIRCUIT - A control circuit for an input device including a micro-switch is provided. The control circuit includes an input circuit, a receiver circuit, a control unit, and a detecting unit. The input circuit includes a first contact and a second contact for electrically connecting to the micro-switch. The receiver circuit includes a third contact and a fourth contact for electrically connecting to the micro-switch. The control unit is electrically connected to the first contact and the third contact for providing an input signal via the first contact to the micro-switch and receiving a switching signal from the micro-switch via the third contact. The detecting unit detects a voltage of the second contact to generate a detecting signal. The control unit receives the detecting signal to determine a type of the micro-switch. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004270 | SMART MOUSE FOR AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed for a smart mouse that may include transmitting, by the mechanical switch of the smart mouse, a signal to a microcontroller unit of the smart mouse in response to a movement of the smart mouse caused by a user, the movement causing the mechanical switch to be in a closed position, the signal indicating that the mechanical switch is in the closed position; receiving, by the microcontroller unit, the signal indicating that the mechanical switch is in the closed position; and in response to receiving the signal: causing, by a power switch of the smart mouse, at least one battery of the smart mouse to provide power to an optical unit of the smart mouse, the provided power causing the optical unit to be in an on state, the on state of the optical unit causing the smart mouse to be electrically enabled for use. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004271 | DISPLAY MODE SWITCHING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM - A method for switching a display mode is applied to a terminal, wherein a display screen covers a front surface and a back surface of the body of the terminal including a first display region on the front surface of the body and a second display region on the back surface; the method includes: displaying in a first display mode in which the first display region is in a screen-on state and the second display region is in a screen-off state; acquiring touch information of the display screen and a flip angle of the terminal; and switching the display mode from the first display mode to a second display mode in which the first display region is in the screen-off state and the second display region is in the screen-on state when the touch information satisfies a first condition and the flip angle of the terminal satisfies a second condition. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004272 | AUDIO DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT FOR CAPACITIVE INTERFACE - Various aspects include audio devices with a capacitive sensing interface along a compound curved wall. Some aspects of the disclosure relate to wearable audio devices with a capacitive sensing interface and a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) for detecting a touch command at the interface. In certain cases, the flexible PCB has at least one slit for conforming to the compound curve of the wall. In additional implementations, the inner surface of the wall is faceted and the flexible PCB conforms to the facets in the wall. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004273 | CAPACITANCE DETECTION CIRCUIT, TOUCH CONTROL CHIP AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A capacitance detection circuit, a touch control chip and an electronic device can effectively extract a capacitance change without increasing costs of a circuit. The capacitance detection circuit includes: a CCA circuit, a first input end and a second input end of the CCA circuit are connected to a capacitance to be measured and a cancellation capacitance, respectively, a third input end of the CCA circuit is connected to a coding voltage, and a first output end and a second output end of the CCA circuit output a first current and a second current, respectively, where the cancellation capacitance is smaller than an initial value of the capacitance to be measured; a PGA circuit, two input ends of the PGA circuit are connected to two output ends of the CCA circuit, respectively. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004274 | Systems and Methods for Bulk Redaction of Recorded Data - Systems and methods for redacting information from data records are provided. Data records are recorded by recording devices, including, but not limited to, camera recording devices such as those associated with law-enforcement officers. The data records are stored in an evidence management system. In response to requests for records, including but not limited to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the evidence management system creates redacted versions of the data records. Public access may then be provided to the redacted data records. In some embodiments, automated bulk redaction may be applied to video data records by applying a video filter to the entire visual field of the video information. In some embodiments, access to the redacted data records may be provided via a cloud storage system or via a removable computer-readable storage medium. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004275 | TOUCH STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a touch structure and a display panel. The touch structure includes touch electrodes and a light shielding layer. An electrode gap is arranged between each adjacent two of the touch electrodes. The light shielding layer is arranged at one side of the touch electrodes. The light shielding layer is arranged corresponding to the electrode gaps. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004276 | TOUCH SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel including a display area in which an image is displayed and a peripheral area disposed outside of the display area, and a touch sensor disposed on the display panel. The touch sensor includes a plurality of sensor electrodes formed in a repeated arrangement of sensor patterns that forms a touch active area, a plurality of sensor wirings connected to the sensor electrodes and disposed outside of the touch active area, and at least one insulating layer overlapping the display area and the peripheral area. At least a portion of the sensor electrodes is formed over the display area and the peripheral area. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004277 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device, including a substrate; a pixel electrode and an opposing electrode on the substrate; an encapsulation portion on the opposing electrode, the encapsulation portion including at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer alternately deposited; and a planarization layer on the encapsulation portion, the planarization layer including a portion covering an edge portion of the encapsulation portion, a first angle between an edge side surface of the planarization layer and a surface of the substrate being larger than a second angle between an edge side surface of the encapsulation portion and the surface of the substrate. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004278 | A FINGER-POSITION SENSITIVE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE FOR HANDLING A USER INPUT OF A USER AND A METHOD FOR HANDLING A USER INPUT OF A USER OF A FINGER-POSITION SENSITIVE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE - A finger position sensitive HMI for handling a user input of a user. The HMI includes an EDPU and includes a finger-position sensitive display. The display is arranged to display a generated button at the generated display location, to detect touch coordinates of a touched location on the display to provide the detected touch coordinates to the HMI OS, and to detect a force signal caused by pressure being applied to the display. The display is further arranged to provide the detected force signal to a supervising element. A check unit connected to the supervising element is arranged to observe a displayed button, and to generate an observed button bitmap content indicator of a pixel area related to the observed displayed button. The supervising element is arranged to release the provided service request related to the displayed button. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004279 | Force Sensor and Coplanar Display - Embodiments described herein generally take the form of an electronic device including a primary and secondary display; at least the secondary display is force-sensitive and further has its force-sensing circuitry in-plane with the display. The secondary display and force-sensing circuitry may be encapsulated between two glass layers that are bonded to one another by a frit. In some embodiments the force-sensing circuitry is formed from, or constitutes part of, the frit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004280 | Compact Optical Sensor For Fingerprint Detection - The present disclosure relates to an optical sensor for use in an image recognition device, such as a fingerprint detector. The presently disclosed optical sensor has improved light transmittance in a compact and cost-efficient structure. In particular the presently disclosed optical sensor can be placed under a display panel of an electronic device, such as a smartphone. One embodiment relates to an optical sensor system for placement under a display panel for detecting/imaging light returned from a fingerprint on top of the display panel, the optical sensor comprising a microlens structure having a front side with an array of light focusing elements and an opaque back side with an array of optically transparent apertures aligned with the focusing elements, and a sensor array of optical detectors facing the back side of the microlens structure. The optical sensor system is preferably configured such that light returned from the object can be focused by the microlens structure onto the sensor array through the transparent apertures. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004281 | TOUCH SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A touch sensor and a display device including the same, in which the touch sensor includes a base layer including a first sensing area and a second sensing area, a sensing driving electrode extending along a first direction in the first sensing area and the second sensing area, a first sub-sensing electrode disposed in the first sensing area and extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction, a second sub-sensing electrode disposed in the second sensing area and extending along the second direction, a first common electrode disposed in the first sensing area, and a second common electrode disposed in the second sensing area. The first sub-sensing electrode and the second sub-sensing electrode are electrically connected to each other. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004282 | Touch Display Device - Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a touch display device, as a portion of a touch routing line is disposed on an area surrounded by a touch electrode line on an active area and is electrically connected to the touch electrode line, the touch routing line can be disposed on the active area while reducing an influence of a noise. Thus, as an additional arrangement of the touch routing line and a free adjustment of a connecting point of the touch routing line become possible without an increase of an area for arranging the touch routing line, a load by the touch routing line and a difference of a sensitivity according to positions of the touch electrode line are reduced and a performance of a touch sensing can be improved. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004283 | DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A display device according to the present disclosure includes a panel unit including common electrodes for common use in image display and touch detection, a drive circuit configured to output a touch drive signal to each of the common electrodes, and a touch detection circuit configured to detect touch of an object onto the panel unit based on a detection signal received from each of the common electrodes. In a unit frame period, display periods and touch detection periods each including first and second sections are alternately placed. In the touch drive signal in each touch detection period, amplitude values of pulses included in the first section change from a first value to a second value larger than the first value, across the first section, and amplitude values of pulses included in the second section change from the second value to the first value across the second section. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004284 | CHANNEL SCAN LOGIC - A device that can autonomously scan a sensor panel is disclosed. Autonomous scanning can be performed by implementing channel scan logic. In one embodiment, channel scan logic carries out many of the functions that a processor would normally undertake, including generating timing sequences and obtaining result data; comparing scan result data against a threshold value (e.g., in an auto-scan mode); generating row count; selecting one or more scanning frequency bands; power management control; and performing an auto-scan routine in a low power mode. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004285 | Adaptable User Interface Layout for Applications - Persistent storage may contain a definition for components of a graphical user interface (GUI) and a layout, wherein a first plurality thereof are not configurable and a second plurality thereof are configurable, wherein the applications are respectively associated with different configurations of the second plurality of the components. One or more processors may be configured to: receive a request for a record of an application associated with a configuration of the second plurality of components; identify a first set of fields within the record that correspond to the first plurality of components; identify a second set of fields within the record that correspond to the second plurality of components; generate a representation of the GUI in which the first set of fields are in the first plurality of components and the second set of fields are in the second plurality of components; and transmit the representation of the GUI. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004286 | ADAPTED OVERLAY HELP SYSTEM - An improved help system for a user interface of a computer program uses a mask with one or more cutouts to focus a user's attention to the cutout portion(s) and uses the mask to display dynamically positioned help information, such as roll over hints, in the available space on the mask. An intelligent placement algorithm is used to control placement of the help information to avoid overlaps among the help information displayed on the mask. The portions of the user interface (UI) under the mask not selectable while under the one or more masks and the other portions of the UI are selectable while in the one or more cutouts. The roll over hints can be similar to coach marks that include arrows that point from the help information on the mask to an associated UI command in a cutout. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004287 | LAYOUT METHOD, DEVICE AND EQUIPMENT FOR WINDOW CONTROL BARS - A layout method for window control bars applied to an intelligent terminal, the intelligent terminal includes or is connected with a large-screen display, at least one window is displayed on the large-screen display, and the method comprises: receiving detection information from the large-screen display by the intelligent terminal, wherein the detection information comprises screen operation information or screen placement information; determining window layout positions corresponding to the detection information in a preset window layout table by the intelligent terminal; and laying out the window control bars on the windows displayed on the screen display according to the window layout positions. Therefore, the window control bars displayed on the screen are adaptively laid out and adjusted according to various kinds of information of the screen display, and the user experience is improved. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004288 | AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for identifying one or more interactions with one or more portions of a website structure of a specific website; and associating the one or more interactions with the one or more portions of the website structure with one or more functions of the specific website to define a specific function description model corresponding to the specific website. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTLY SENDING MESSAGES WITH MINIMAL USER INPUT - A system including a direct message sending engine (DMSE) and a method for directly sending messages with minimal user input are provided. When a user invokes an input interface proximal to an input message field (IMF) of a user application, the DMSE renders a list of preconfigured messages on the input interface. When the user performs a selection action on at least one of the preconfigured messages on the input interface, the DMSE receives the selection action and in response, the DMSE transforms properties of the IMF, commits the preconfigured message(s) to the IMF, and simultaneously and directly sends the preconfigured message(s) to a recipient device. On committing the preconfigured message(s) to the IMF, the DMSE simultaneously executes a programmatic simulation of an action key press, thereby directly sending the preconfigured message(s) to the recipient device free of a manual user input. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004290 | NAVIGATING DIGITAL CONTENT USING VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIGITAL CONTENT - One or more embodiments of a digital content system allow a user to conveniently search and/or navigate through a collection of digital content items. In particular, a user can interact with a client device to search for and identify one or more digital content items within a collection of digital content items. For example, the digital content system may provide a photo from a collection of photos via a graphical user interface. The digital content system can receive a user input identifying a selection of one or more visual features within the photo. Based on the selected visual feature(s), the digital content system may identify photos from the collection of photos that include the identified visual feature(s) and provide access to the identified photos via the graphical user interface. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VISUALIZATION EXPLANATIONS - In some example embodiments, an indication of a selected data point of a current visualization can be received. A context of the selected data point can be determined based on a dimension of the data point, and explanation candidates can be generated based on the context of the selected data point. Each exploration candidate can have a different dimension context that is within the context of the selected data point and a corresponding value for the dimension context. For each one of the explanation candidates, a corresponding score can be generated based on a difference between the value for the explanation candidate and an average value of all the values of the explanation candidates. The explanation candidates can be ranked based on the scores. At least one of the explanation candidates can be selected based on the ranking, and selectable explanation(s) for the selected explanation candidate(s) can be displayed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004292 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING SCREEN IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for changing a screen in an electronic device that provides a plurality of windows are provided. The method includes providing, by an electronic device, a plurality of windows functionally connected to the electronic device, selecting at least one window displaying a first application among the plurality of windows, obtaining an input related to a second application being executed in the selected at least one window, and displaying the second application through the at least one window, based on the obtained input. The present disclosure is not limited to a specific embodiment, but various embodiments based on a technical spirit of the present disclosure may be implemented. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004293 | INTERACTIVE DATA VISUALIZATION USER INTERFACE WITH HIERARCHICAL FILTERING BASED ON GESTURE LOCATION ON A CHART - A device displays a chart representing data from a dataset. The chart has a first region displaying labels corresponding to data values of a first data field, a second region displaying labels corresponding to data values of a second data field, and a third region displaying visual marks representing aggregated data corresponding to pairs of data values from the first and second data fields. In response to a user input, the device removes visual marks from the chart. When the input location is the first region, the device removes visual marks in the first chart corresponding to a first data value of the first data field. When the input location is the second region, the device removes visual marks corresponding to a second data value of the second data field. Otherwise, the device removes only one visual mark. This updates the displayed chart. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004294 | COLLABORATION SYSTEM INCLUDING MARKERS IDENTIFYING MULTIPLE CANVASES IN A SHARED VIRTUAL WORKSPACE - A node of a collaboration system is provided to establish communication with other nodes, store data identifying graphical targets having locations in a virtual workspace and including locations in the virtual workspace of the identified graphical targets, and compute a mapping of a local client viewport to a local client screen space. The node is configured to render on the local client screen space graphical targets having locations within the local client viewport, provide a user interface to display a list of viewport markers representing viewports, where each viewport defines an area in the workspace, and respond to an input indicating a selected viewport marker from the list of viewport markers, update the local client viewport to match the location and dimensions of the viewport represented by the selected viewport marker, and render on the local client screen space graphical targets having locations within the updated local client viewport. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004295 | PAGE NAVIGATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic apparatus and a page navigation method thereof are provided. The page navigation method includes obtaining first navigation information from a first information source, and obtaining second navigation information from a second information source, generating a first page navigation command based on the first navigation information, and generating a second page navigation command based on the second navigation information, and executing the first page navigation command and the second page navigation command. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004296 | GRAPHICAL COMPUTER INTERFACE FOR AN ISSUE TRACKING SYSTEM - Described herein is an issue tracking system (ITS) comprising one or more processors; one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: render a user interface depicting an issues queue that includes two or more issues defined in the ITS; receive in the user interface, a selection of at least two issues; receive in the user interface a section of an action; and launch an operation to apply the selected action to each selected issue. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004297 | A DATA FILTERING DEVICE - Some embodiments are directed to a data filtering device configured to select for a widget of visualizing type out of multiple widgets, the controlling widgets of filtering type, wherein a widget is controlling according to a control rule, said control rule depending on the widget location of the widget of visualization type and the widget location of the widget of filtering type. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004298 | PREDICTION CONTROL METHOD, INPUT SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A prediction control method is suitable for a display device to display an input moving signal. The prediction control method includes matching a plurality of coordinates corresponding to the input moving signal with a plurality of specific coordinates of the display device and predicting the input moving signal, so that the display device displays the predicted coordinates of the input moving signal. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004299 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC SHAPE SKETCHING - A system includes a position indicator and a processing device which enable a user to intuitively and dynamically specify dimensions and shapes of objects. The position indicator transmits a signal indicative of a pressure applied to a part of the position indicator. The processing device receives the signal indicative of the pressure applied to the part of the position indicator and signals indicative of respective positions of the position indicator. The processing device generates visualization data based on the signal indicative of the pressure applied to the part of the position indicator and the signals indicative of the respective positions of the position indicator. The visualization data defines an object that extends from a predetermined position in a direction that is based on the signal indicative of the pressure applied to the part of the position indicator. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004300 | TILT ORIENTATION DATA OF AN ELECTRONIC PEN BASED ON CAPACITANCE DIFFERENCE DETECTION - An electronic pen includes a primary conductor, a secondary conductor, and shielding between the primary and secondary conductor. The electronic pen further includes two or more orientation capacitors and a raw data circuit. The raw data circuit includes two or more drive-sense circuits coupled to the two or more orientation capacitors, where a first drive-sense circuit is operable to produce a first error signal corresponding to an electrical characteristic of a first orientation capacitor, where a second drive-sense circuit of the two or more drive-sense circuits is operable to produce a second error signal corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the second orientation capacitor, and one or more subtraction modules. A first subtraction module is operable to subtract the first and second error signal to produce a first difference error signal. The first different error signal is representative of tilt orientation data of the electronic pen. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004301 | POSITION INDICATOR, POSITION DETECTING DEVICE, POSITION DETECTING CIRCUIT, AND POSITION DETECTING METHOD - A signal transmission method is provided, which may be implemented by a position indicator. The signal transmission method includes a step of dividing first information, which is represented in a digital signal of a first defined number of bits, into a plurality of information parts respectively represented in digital signals of a second defined number of bits smaller than the first defined number of bits. The signal transmission method includes a step of transmitting, from the position indicator to a position detecting device, the information parts, and distinguishing information usable for distinguishing the information parts from each other, wherein each of the information parts is transmitted with second information different from the first information. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004302 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - In a display system, a display device includes multiple sensor electrodes divided into multiple groups. A second drive circuit supplies, to the multiple sensor electrodes, a touch drive signal having a phase different for each group. A touch detection circuit performs detection of a touch by an object on the display device, based on a detection signal received from the multiple sensor electrodes. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004303 | SENSOR DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a sensor device includes a capacitive touch panel including a plurality of electrodes, an input device configured such that a resonance circuit including a first conductor and a second conductor is covered with a non-conductor, and a sensor controller. The first conductor and the second conductor are capacitively coupled to at least one of a plurality of electrodes in the touch panel when the input device is disposed on the touch panel or when the input device disposed on the touch panel is operated. The sensor controller is configured to detect positions of the first conductor and the second conductor on the touch panel by applying a voltage to the plurality of electrodes in the touch panel based on a resonance frequency of the resonance circuit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004304 | TOUCH CONTROL MICRO LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF OPERATING TOUCH CONTROL MICRO LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING TOUCH CONTROL MICRO LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch control micro light emitting diode (micro LED) display apparatus is provided. The touch control micro LED display apparatus includes a base substrate; a first electrode layer on the base substrate; a second electrode layer on a side of the first electrode layer away from the base substrate, wherein the second electrode layer includes a plurality of second electrodes spaced apart from each other; an insulating layer on a side of the second electrode layer away from the base substrate; and a third electrode layer on a side of the insulating layer away from the base substrate, wherein the third electrode layer includes a plurality of third electrodes spaced apart from each other. The touch control micro LED display apparatus is operated in a time-division driving mode including an image display mode and a touch control mode. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004305 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MARKING ANATOMIC STRUCTURES - In an example, a graphical user interface can be used to display a graphical representation of a virtual reference structure for an anatomic structure, the reference structure being determined from geometry of the anatomic structure. A location parameter along the reference structure is determined in response to a first user input from a user input device. A graphical proxy marker is displayed on the graphical representation of the reference structure based on the location parameter. A fixed location is selected along the reference structure for a final graphical marker in response to a second user input from the from the user input device. An output visualization is generated to include at least one view of the anatomic structure and a graphical representation of the final graphical marker at the fixed location. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004306 | UNIFIED DESKTOP INPUT SEGREGATION IN AN APPLICATION MANAGER - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004307 | Virtual Power Plant Optimization Method and System - Various implementations directed to price time priority queue for virtual power plant and connected grid aggregation are provided. In one implementation, a method may include receiving origin location data and destination location data. The method may also include generating nodal power networks based on the optimized origin location data and the destination location data. The method may further include determining virtual power plant hubs along the transmission route and network, where the virtual hubs include a first virtual hub based on the origin location data and a second virtual hub based on the destination location data. The method may additionally include receiving power device data for the geolocation exchange units. In addition, the method may include receiving market depth data for a geolocation exchange for the geolocation exchange units based on the virtual power plant nodal sequences. | 2022-01-06 |
20220004308 | Multi-Dimension Information Service Helmet Method and System - Various implementations directed to price time priority queue for a multi-dimension map tile device repository are provided. In one implementation, a method may include receiving origin location data and destination location data. The method may also include generating data networks based on the optimized origin location data and the destination location data. The method may further include determining data hubs along the transmission or transit route and network, where the virtual hubs include a first virtual hub based on the origin location data and a second virtual hub based on the destination location data. The method may additionally include receiving IoT device data for the geolocation exchange units. In addition, the method may include receiving market depth data for a geolocation exchange for the geolocation exchange units based on the multi-dimension map tile repository nodal sequences. | 2022-01-06 |